Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter has expressed his anger at the show failing to receive any Emmy nominations.

The former producer of The Shield attacked the award announcements in a post on his blog.

"Let's face it, kids, we are the dirty-faced outlaws who no one wants in their clean white town," he wrote. "We are too loud, too violent, too brash."

Sutter also made a veiled criticism of Emmy nominees Glee and Mad Men.

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"We don't sing, have pretty sets, or wear retro suits. They admire us from afar, wish they could do what we do, then they pull the shades and settle for the familiar and safe. They are lazy sheep."

However, the writer insisted that he thrives "on living outside the love circle".

"It fuels my bitterness, my over-inflated sense of self-righteousness and it makes me a more relevant artist," he wrote.

Sutter praised the cast and crew of Sons of Anarchy and insisted that he is still proud of the show despite the Emmy snub.

"I am enormously proud of everyone associated with Sons of Anarchy and truly excited about the stories we get to tell. Yes, accolades are wonderful, (and if we were nominated I'd be calling the Academy geniuses) but at the end of the day, I'm simply grateful that I get paid a lot of money to do something I love."